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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg Pathol. 2013 Aug;37(8):1140–1149. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e318285f6a2

Table 2.

Adrenal Imaging, Treatment, and Follow-up Data for 28 Patients With Proven or Imaged adrenocortical Adenoma and Carney Triad*

Patient Lesions Detected With Imaginga Treatment Follow-up, y
1 Lt: 2.5-cm mass with fatty characteristics Adrenalectomy 12
2 Lt: Not detected.
Rt: Small low density lesion
Lt: Local excision at age 9 y.
Rt: adrenal-ectomy at age 29 y
17
3 Lt: 1 × 1 × 2-cm mass Adrenalectomy 5
4 Lt: Enlargement consistent with adenoma Adrenalectomy 17
5 Lt: 2.3-cm low-density mass Adrenalectomy 15
6 Lt: Not detected.
Rt; 1.4 × 1.2 × 0.9 cm and 1.2 × 1 ×1 cm masses
Adrenalectomy 11
7 Not detected Local excision 18
8 PET: Rt: Hypodense lesions compatible with nonsecretory adenomas Adrenalectomy 18
9 Lt: Well-delineated nodule with little enhancement Adrenalectomy 22
10 Rt: 3 lesions, each 2 cm; 1 consistent with adenoma Adrenalectomy 6
11 Not detected Local excision 33
12 Lt: 3-cm hypodense mass Local excision 11
13 Rt: Adrenal tumor Adrenalectomy 4
14 Lt: Not detected Local excision 7
15 Lt: 2.5-cm mass compatible with lipid- poor adenoma None 4
16 Lt: 2 ×1.7-cm mass with characteristics of benign adenoma None 8
17 Rt: 2-cm mass, likely adenoma None 8
18 Rt: 2-cm mass None 15
19 Rt and lt: 1-cm mass None 12
20 MRI—Lt: 3 × 2.5-cm mass None 16
21 Rt: 1.2 × 2.2-cm mass None 5
22 Rt and lt: Enlarged adrenal glands None No information
23 MRI—Lt: 1.7 × 1.3-cm mass None 4
24 Rt: 1.3 × 0.9-cm nodule None 16
25 MRI—Rt: 2 1.5 × 1.9- cm and 1.6 × 1.7-cm masses None 7
26 PET—Lt: 1.7-cm and 1.1- cm masses. Rt: Thickened None None yet (recent case)
27 Rt: 1 × 1.5-cm mass.
Lt: 0.8
None 9
28 Lt: 1.5-cm mass None None yet (recent case)

Abbreviations: CT, computed tomography; Lt, left: MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PET, positron emission tomography; Rt, right.

a

Imaging was by CT unless otherwise indicated